Hard yards?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="so">so</span>'<span word="s">s</span> “<span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="yards">yards</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="unrewarded">unrewarded</span>”, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unlucky">unlucky</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="so">so</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="aren">aren</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="we">we</span>? <span word="Unlucky">Unlucky</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>, <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>, <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="etc">etc</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="handed">handed</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="failed">failed</span>, <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span> <span word="and">and</span>/<span word="or">or</span> <span word="monetary">monetary</span> <span word="reward">reward</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="honest">honest</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="duly">duly</span> <span word="rewarded">rewarded</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="singing">singing</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Louis">Louis</span> <span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span> <span word="does">does</span>: “<span word="What">What</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="world">world</span>!”</p><p><span word="We">We</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="singing">singing</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="Satchmo">Satchmo</span>, “<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="so">so</span>.”</p><p><span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="so">so</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unfortunate">unfortunate</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p><span word="Seriously">Seriously</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span>-<span word="minded">minded</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="unlucky">unlucky</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="so">so</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="unlucky">unlucky</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="round">round</span>, <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="unrewarded">unrewarded</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="minded">minded</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="sighted">sighted</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="certainty">certainty</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="rewarded">rewarded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fame">fame</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="rewarded">rewarded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>, <span word="less">less</span> <span word="noticeable">noticeable</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>.</p><p><span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="runner">runner</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="competitions">competitions</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="winning">winning</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="trophies">trophies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="checks">checks</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>, <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="failures">failures</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="yards">yards</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="unrewarded">unrewarded</span>.</p>
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